Removing all MythTV packages should prompt to remove the user account

I agree that the account should be cleaned out, but only after mythtv-common
is purged.

On 3/29/07, Timothy Smith <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: mythtv
>
> I just noticed when removing all the mythtv related packages on my
> system for a clean MythTV install that removing the packages does not
> prompt to remove the account. I realize there is a chance that there
> could be data in that account that a user possibly doesn't want removed,
> but they should be given the option. Ubuntu shouldn't just be leaving
> accounts around after packages are removed. It would seem that
> uninstalling at least the master backend meta package could prompt the
> user to remove the account. They could always opt out and leave the
> account.
>
> ** Affects: mythtv (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: Unconfirmed
>
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> Removing all MythTV packages should prompt to remove the user account
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/98804
>

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Mario Limonciello
<email address hidden>

That would make the most sense. I was trying to think when I posted the bug what package would exist in any myth installation, but I was drawing a blank.

I looked a little more into this. If you purge the mythtv-common package, the postinst script will remove the mythtv user.